Botanical Family · Dipsacales

Caprifoliaceae

Honeysuckle family

5 speciesOrder Dipsacales4+ well-known plants

Shrubs and vines with tubular often fragrant flowers. Includes honeysuckle, elder, and viburnum.

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Representative CAPRIFOLIACEAE specimen
Representative specimen · Caprifoliaceae
Key pattern

Opposite leaves on shrubs and twining vines; tubular, often strongly fragrant flowers open mostly toward evening to attract moth pollinators, ripening into a berry.

Many species release their strongest fragrance only after dusk, timed precisely to when night-flying moths are most active — a floral scent clock rather than a constant perfume.

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HabitWhat is the plant's growth habit?
Climbing vine
Shrub

How to recognise the Caprifoliaceae family

  • 01

    Leaf arrangement: opposite

  • 02

    Leaf type: simple/pinnate

  • 03

    Growth forms: shrub/vine

  • 04

    Inflorescence: cymose/panicle

  • 05

    Fruit: berry/drupe

Family identification method

To check whether a plant belongs to Caprifoliaceae, compare the leaf arrangement, leaf type, flower symmetry, fruit type, and one distinctive marker together. A single feature can mislead; the family pattern is the combination.

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Typical leaf characters

  • ArrangementOpposite
  • TypeVariable
  • MarginVariable
  • VenationVariable

Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.

Typical flower & fruit

  • Flower symmetryVariable
  • InflorescenceVariable
  • FruitDrupe

Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.

Notable members

Families that can look similar

Verbenaceae

Compare against Verbenaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.

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Oleaceae

Compare against Oleaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.

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Chloranthaceae

Compare against Chloranthaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.

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Valerianaceae

Compare against Valerianaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.

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